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Excerpt from "In The Style Of Davis West, Vol. 1" Check out In The Style Of Davis West lesson series: https://www.dc-musicschool.com/store/in-the-style-of-david-west-vol-1/ http://www.dc-musicschool.com/ Davis improvises over the changes of Honeysuckle Rose. Lesson excerpt. About Davis West: Davis West is a Japanese-American violinist and songwriter rooted in jazz, classical, and bluegrass fiddle styles. He has had the privilege of sharing the stage with artists of varying styles including: Al Di Meola, Chris Thile, Benny Golson, David Halen, Christian Howes, Philippe Quint, Geri Allen, Byron Stripling, Ben E. King, Audra McDonald, and with his mentors Gary Willis and Casey Driessen. Davis earned his Bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance from the University of Michigan, where he was heavily involved in the jazz and classical departments. Thereafter, he played on tour with dynamic string ensemble Barrage 8 and completed the masters program in Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration) at Berklee College of Music in Valencia, Spain. Based in Berlin, Germany, Davis has recorded for Kurt Rosenwinkel, Roland Kaiser, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, and regularly plays as a member with The Hot Club of Berlin, Kammerjazz Kollektiv, hälm nordic folk, STEGREIF.orchester, Alou String Quartet, and with his folk-jazz string quartet, Stringbahn. http://www.facebook.com/dcmusicschool http://www.twitter.com/dcmusicschool
Jazz violin is the use of the violin or electric violin to improvise solo lines. Early jazz violinists included: Eddie South, who played violin with Jimmy Wade's Dixielanders in Chicago; Stuff Smith; and Claude "Fiddler" Williams. Joe Venuti was popular for his work with guitarist Eddie Lang during the 1920s. Improvising violinists include Stéphane Grappelli and Jean-Luc Ponty.
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